Portuguese is the official language in Portugal. It originated in the Northern Iberian Peninsula in a region called Galicia near Northern Portugal derived from the latin spoken by the romanized people of the Iberian peninsula.
Today Portuguese is one of the world's major languages, ranked the 6th most spoken language in the world according to the number of native speakers. The number of people who speak Portuguese is somwhere in the region of between 177 to 191 million people. This is mainly as a result of Portugals many colonies during the Age of Discovery where Portugal was at the forefront of exploration. Brazil is the single biggest country in which the language is spoken. This means half of the entire population of South America speaks. Portugueseis also spoken in countries such as Angola, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea, Mozambique and Macau in China.
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Portuguese is the official language in Portugal. It originated in the Northern Iberian Peninsula in a region called Galicia near Northern Portugal derived from the latin spoken by the romanized people of the Iberian peninsula.
Today Portuguese is one of the world's major languages, ranked the 6th most spoken language in the world according to the number of native speakers. The number of people who speak Portuguese is somwhere in the region of between 177 to 191 million people. This is mainly as a result of Portugals many colonies during the Age of Discovery where Portugal was at the forefront of exploration. Brazil is the single biggest country in which the language is spoken. This means half of the entire population of South America speaks. Portugueseis also spoken in countries such as Angola, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea, Mozambique and Macau in China.
Here's some more information to help you understand the language!